Andy Craven-Griffiths

Andy Craven-Griffiths is a writer and performer based in Leeds. He has performed poetry across the UK and abroad, and had work broadcast (Radio 1, Radio 4, BBC 2) and published in poetry journals. He has written commissions for the BBC, Arts Council, Rethink Mental Health Charity and the NHS. His debut play, Joygernaut, toured nationally in 2019-2020. In 2023, Andy completed his PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. 

As an educator, Andy has run poetry workshops for 50,000 young people across the UK and internationally. He has delivered workshops for The British Council, the NHS, Oxford University Press, Arvon, The Southbank Centre, Leeds Playhouse, Bradford 2025, and published a chapter on teaching rhyme in Making Poetry Happen (Bloomsbury, 2015). He currently teaches at Leeds Arts University and in various schools.